Allure of a Country Maiden-Chapter 209 - 207: Will You Be in Danger?

Shangguan Xuanyi waved his hand letting Twelve retreat.

He then walked onto the balcony and stared dreamily at the distant waterfall.

Di Shaowei followed him out: "Foxes raise foxes, they’re all sly! It’s hard to catch even a little tail."

"Everyone has their moments of carelessness, don’t worry, we will have our opportunity!" Shangguan Xuanyi lightly stated.

Such a tight security just proved there was a problem.

Di Shaowei casually picked a flower and tossed it down, "Their defense is airtight! How long are we supposed to wait?"

"You’re not prepared to wait, you can go first."

"Wait! I’ll wait no matter how long!" He ain’t going back soon, not with the good food and lodging here.

Xiao’er carried a tray with a plate of her newly made cookies, a plate of fries and a plate of roasted chicken wings and approached them.

Seeing both of them on the balcony, she smilingly asked, "You two have a lot of leisure time to enjoy the scenery. Has the evidence been found?"

The two of them walked in one after the other.

"No." Shangguan Xuanyi shook his head.

"Any new tricks? Smells delicious!" Di Shaowei picked up a piece to eat first.

"Butter cookies, French fries, and roasted chicken wings. I wanted to have these after a long time, so I tried making them. Surprisingly, they taste not bad. Here, have a taste." Xiao’er put the tray at the tea table and took a seat.

Shangguan Xuanyi sat down next to her.

"These cookies are delicious! They melt in my mouth. Sweet and creamy, fragrant and delicious, remember to pack a bit more for me when I leave."

Recently, Di Shaowei had a habit of remarking "remember to pack a bit more for me when I leave" whenever he ate something.

Xiao’er had heard this turn of phrase so much it was irritating. She’ll let him take whatever he wants when the time comes.

"Still haven’t found what you guys are looking for?"

"Those three’s rooms are very heavily guarded. 24 hours a day, even the rooftops are being watched in secret. Our guys can’t get close." Di Shaowei thought bitterly, they were obviously guilty, why else would there be so much precaution.

"This isn’t a bother to them! But out of all the precautions there will be a lapse, there’s always a chance!" Xiao’er served Shangguan Xuanyi a chicken wing with chopsticks.

"I think so as well." Shangguan Xuanyi took it and then began eating.

Di Shaowei had already started on his second one.

"Yum, delicious! This taste is unbeatable! The roasted chicken and braised pigeon at Yunlai Inn were said to be delicious, and Jiang Tao goes there alone every month. If he tasted these chicken wings, he probably wouldn’t be able to stomach that roasted chicken!" Di Shaowei was biting on his chicken wing with one hand and showing a thumbs-up with the other, praising incessantly.

"Good food should be shared with others to be delicious, how good is it to eat alone!"

Shangguan Xuanyi didn’t speak while eating, he elegantly ate the chicken wing in his hand and listened to their conversation.

"Believe it or not, that’s just how weird he is. Twelve told me that he booked the ’Heaven’ room number one at that place and every fifteenth day of the month, he’ll definitely order a table of dishes for himself."

"Did he finish all the dishes?" Xiao’er felt there was something off.

"Not really, but he ate most of it. He’s just like a thin monkey, didn’t think he could eat so much!" Di Shaowei shook his head.

"Are you sure he was the only one eating?"

"Yes, there wasn’t anyone who went in during that time. When the waiter removed the plates and locked the door from outside."

"Was there anyone waiting in there before he went in?"

"No, Twelve saw it very clearly. There was no one inside when he went in." All these questions had already been asked.

"Is the Heaven number one room on the first floor?"

"Second floor."

"What’s under that room?"

"Earth room number one. It was booked by someone ten years ago but according to the innkeeper, he doesn’t know who booked it, just remembered it was a travelling merchant and he paid for twenty years. The door was locked with his own lock." freēwēbnovel.com

"This is too coincidental! I think the other two might have entered from underground."

"How could they enter from underground, they’re not Gods that can burrow underground!" Di Shaowei shook his head.

Shangguan Xuanyi didn’t say anything, but had a thoughtful look: Maybe like a rat, they made a hole!

"Have Twelve find a way to investigate the Earth room number one." Shangguan Xuanyi decided.

Xiao’er remembered that Bai Tian can turn invisible, having him to scout would be safest.

Even if the evidence was hidden in an underground tunnel or secret room, Bai Tian could bring the spatial ring and collect all of them.

But how could she explain how she accomplished all that so easily?

If Twelve goes in to investigate, he could only confirm the existence of the tunnel. If he entered, he would definitely alert the enemy. Xiao’er has a strong instinct about this.

They’d gone through all the trouble of digging a tunnel, there had to be a fallback plan!

After thinking, Xiao’er said, "Perhaps I have a way to get the things you need, but don’t ask me how."

Shangguan Xuanyi knew Xiao’er had a secret, but she didn’t speak and he didn’t ask. Perhaps not revealing that secret was because it was disadvantageous to her.

He didn’t want her to have any disadvantages!

All he wanted to know now was, "Will there be danger?"

If there’s danger, that was absolutely not okay. There wasn’t anything more important in this world than her risking danger.

After hearing that, Xiao’er was even more determined to help. She was the type to return kindness with more kindness.

"No! Don’t worry! Absolutely stealthy." Xiao’er shook her head.

Shangguan Xuanyi looked seriously at Xiao’er, trying to detect any secretiveness, but found none and nodded.

"Wait for my good news!" Xiao’er left after saying this.

Xiao’er sent Bai Tian off to first scout and report back to her, then continue discussing with Shangguan Xuanyi on what to do.

Bai Tian could only turn invisible but not pass through wall, so he could only stay at Hu Yiming’s place waiting for an opportunity.

Bai Tian returned in the middle of the night and reported everything it saw to Xiao’er without ommiting a single detail.

Turns out, there really was a tunnel. Both Tan Mansion and Hu Mansion have tunnels directly leading to Earth room number one.

There was another path leading to a ruined house outside the city. Each tunnel exit was guarded by a person.

Inside the tunnel was a small secret room filled with numerous ledgers and a list.

The next morning, Xiao’er personally served breakfast for the two of them and then repeated every detail Bai Tian saw.

"Never thought he would be involved too, good! It’s really good!" Di Shaowei alternated between extreme anger and laughter after hearing the list.

"Tell me when you guys decide when to retrieve the ledger and list!" Once those things were retrieved they were bound to alert the enemy, now with the list, they should arrange everything in advance to catch all at once!

After saying those words, Xiao’er left. She couldn’t help with the rest.